TORONTO — The Red Sox’ three-year absence from the playoffs, matching their longest in three decades, can end Thursday. Garrett Crochet’s eight-inning masterpiece carried the club to another win over ...

A special set of numbers has formed the backbone of nuclear physics research for decades, and now we finally know how it arises from the quantum mix of nuclear particles and forces. Nearly 80 years ...

For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based directly on the interactions between their protons and neutrons. Published in ...

The Cleveland Guardians have a magic number that will dictate whether or not they win the AL Central in their final homestand. Though falling to the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Sept. 25, the Guardians won ...

The AL East title is still up for grabs as we hit the final weekend of MLB's regular season. The Yankees (91-68) are tied with the Toronto Blue Jays (91-68) for first place as both teams play their ...

The race for the National League's final playoff spot is heating up as the final weekend of the MLB season arrives. The Reds own the tiebreaker over the Mets, as they took the season series over New ...

Hope you didn't try to bury the Cleveland Guardians, even if you had a reason to. This team was 11 games back of the Detroit Tigers coming into the final month of the season, was 12.5 games back on ...

Sports analysts and fans alike are realizing that, for the first time since 2001, the Seattle Mariners have a real shot at clinching the American League (AL) West Division title. Not just a wild card ...

Note: This story is outdated. The Reds currently do not possess a magic number for the wild card. The Cincinnati Reds have a new magic number to make the MLB playoffs with six games remaining in the ...

All the sudden, the magic number count isn't so fun for the Detroit Tigers. Rewind back to about a week ago, and it felt like a matter of "how soon" and not "if" the Tigers would clinch the American ...

MLB's playoff races are heating up as the regular season nears its final week. Every game matters and, as baseball fans know, magic numbers start to matter. But what the heck is a magic number and ...

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